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If you’re not shopped out after Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, Best Buy is running a competing “Techtober Sale” through Sunday, Oct. 12. I’ve spent several hours combing through its listings, and while Amazon’s deals were/are far more competitive, there are a few dozen Best Buy gems still worth considering.
Best Buy’s best Techtober deals at a glance:
For reference, Amazon has been hosting a two-day fall savings event for members of its Prime program every year since 2022 — and every year since 2022, Best Buy has held its own concurrent sale. (Previously, it came in the form of a 48-Hour Flash Sale.) Best Buy also times a savings event to run alongside Amazon’s big flagship Prime Day sale in July, so this sort of counter-programming is par for the course.
Amazon was especially aggressive in price-matching or one-upping Best Buy’s Techtober deals during Prime Big Deal Days, and that continues to be the case. Many discounts from the sale are still live even though it technically ended on Wednesday. (The differences between the two retailers’ deals get as small as three cents, which is honestly just kind of petty.)
200+ October Prime Day deals still live: Savings on Apple, Kindle, Sony, Ninja, and Lego
As of Thursday, Oct. 9, Best Buy was beating a post-Prime Day Amazon deal on only one product — an Ecovacs robot vacuum, dropped from $1,099.99 to $545.99 — but it came with an extra $16.98 shipping fee. Meanwhile, Amazon was selling it for 30 cents more with free shipping. Better luck on Black Friday, I suppose.
That said, I wouldn’t snub Best Buy completely this week. Below, I’ve identified 56 deals there that you can’t get on Amazon right now, either because the product is sold out there, unavailable in new condition, or because Amazon never carried the product to begin with. (Their inventories are very similar, but not identical.) That includes a metric boatload of Windows laptops, a really nice 65-inch TV, the best budget-friendly Shark robovac we’ve tried, and one of our favorite video games of 2020. I actually bought the latter myself.
None of the deals are exclusive to members of Best Buy’s My Best Buy program, but folks who have signed up for the paid Plus and Total tiers do get extra bonus rewards with certain purchases.
Best Windows laptop deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $50 bonus reward when they spend at least $499 on select Windows laptops.
Why I like it
The ultrathin and feathery light Asus Zenbook A14 is my favorite ultraportable. It’s the fastest sub-$1,000 Windows laptop I’ve tried, and its svelte 2.4-pound frame (0.3 pounds lighter than a 13-inch M4 MacBook Air!) houses a good mix of ports and a vibrant OLED display. Plus, it lasts almost 22 hours per charge. Best Buy’s massive Techtober discount turns it into a great option for budget buyers: The Zabriskie beige base model with a Snapdragon X Plus chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage is only $579.99, or 42% off. It’s never been cheaper, and Amazon doesn’t carry it.
More Windows laptop deals
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HP OmniBook 5 16 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $599.99
$799.99(save $200) -
HP OmniBook X 17 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $879.99
$1,349.99(save $470) -
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge, 16-inch (Snapdragon X Elite, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99
$1,449.99(save $550) -
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Ultra (Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,799.99
$2,399.99(save $600)
2-in-1 laptop deals
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HP OmniBook 5 Flip 14 (Intel Core 7 150U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99
$799.99(save $250) -
Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 16 (AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $599.99
$999.99(save $400) -
Lenovo Yoga 7 2-in-1 14 (AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $649.99
$1,049.99(save $400) -
HP OmniBook X Flip 16 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99
$1,099.99(save $400) -
Dell Plus 2-in-1 14 (AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $749.99
$999.99(save $250) -
Lenovo Yoga 7i 2-in-1 14 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $899.99
$1,099.99(save $200) -
Microsoft Surface Pro 11, 13-inch (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) + Keyboard Bundle — $999.99
$1,349.99(save $350) -
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99
$1,599.99(save $500)
Gaming laptop deals
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Lenovo LOQ (AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 12GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99
$879.99(save $330) -
HP Victus 15 (Intel Core i7-13620H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,049.99
$1,369.99(save $320) -
Asus TUF Gaming A16 (AMD Ryzen 9 270, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,349.99
$1,699.99(save $350) -
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16 (AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,399.99
$1,659.99(save $260) -
Alienware 16X Aurora (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SDD) — $1,399.99
$1,799.99(save $400) -
Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070Ti, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,599.99
$1,899.99(save $300) -
MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (AMD Ryzen AI R9-365, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,199.99
$2,929.99(save $730) -
HP Omen Max 16 (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $2,599.99
$3,159.99(save $560)
Chromebook deals
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Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11 (MediaTek Kompanio 838, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) with keyboard — $249
$399(save $150) -
Acer Chromebook Plus 516 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 128GB UFS) — $299 $479 (save $180)
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Acer Chromebook Spin 312 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $319
$449(save $130) -
HP Chromebook Plus x360 14 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS) — $399
$629(save $230) -
Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $479
$599(save $120) -
Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus (Intel Core 3 100U, 8GB RAM, 256GB UFS) — $599.99
$749.99(save $150)
Best TV deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $50 bonus reward when they spend at least $499 on TVs.
Why I like it
At 50% off, Best Buy’s discount on this oversized mini-LED QLED TV is the kind of deal I wouldn’t expect to see until Black Friday really gets underway. Mini-LED TVs are great if you care about stark contrast but don’t have an OLED-level budget. The variety of dimming zones you get from a mini-LED TV make it better at showing deep blacks and sharp, dark details than your average QLED display. This particular TCL model comes with built-in Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and it’s not sold on Amazon (though a newer model is $547.99 there, down from $999.99 — ignore its deflated MSRP).
Mashable Deals
43-inch TV deals
50- to 58-inch TV deals
65-inch TV deals
Deals on 75-inch TVs and bigger
Best vacuum deal
My Best Buy Plus and Total members get a $15 bonus reward with every $150 spent on floor care (up to $75).
Why I like it
Shark’s Matrix robovacs excel at spot cleaning, and the self-emptying Matrix RV2320S is our favorite model for shoppers on a budget. It “cleans circles around any cheap Roomba I’ve tried,” said my colleague, Leah Stodart, who deemed it “a great contender for a first-time robot vacuum purchase.” Stodart has seen the Matrix RV2320S drop to $249.99 at Best Buy before (normally $499.99), but at $299.99, its Techtober deal is still saving you a good chunk of cash. Over on Amazon, it’s only available in refurbished condition through a sketchy third-party seller.
More robot vacuum deals
Stick vacuum deals
Best gaming deal
Why I like it
Ghost of Tsushima was our second-favorite game of 2020, a year packed with huge releases like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Hades, and Spider-Man: Miles Morales. (Suffice to say, that’s quite a feat.) To quote our review, it “shines with an enthralling story, stunning environments, and slice-em-up melee combat innovations.” This particular edition is the director’s cut, which includes a story expansion and a multiplayer mode, among other extras that the original lacked. The PS5 version is only $29.99 at Best Buy, or 57% off its $69.99 MSRP — a deal so good, I had to buy it myself. It’s 99 cents away from its previous all-time low on Amazon, where it’s currently sold out.
Read Mashable’s full review of Ghost of Tsushima.
